Author: Kerkula Blama

Ghana’s First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo has offered to refund all the allowances she has received since the president assumed office in 2017. She also said that she would not accept a salary that was recently approved by the country’s parliament. She added that she did not request to be paid and had only received that which existed and attached to her status, albeit informally. Her decision came following a public outcry over salaries. Last week, Ghanaians expressed outrage at the decision by MPs to approve salaries for the wives of the president and vice-president for the supportive role they play. They…

A lightning strike killed at least 11 people in India as they were taking selfies in a storm. The victims were on top of a watchtower in northern India when they were struck by lightning. Some people reportedly jumped to the ground in fright at the 12th Century Amer Fort in Jaipur. Rescuers search for survivors near the watch towers of the Amer Fort Shocking footage taken from a nearby building shows the huge bolt as it struck the tourist attraction, where crowds of people had gathered to take pictures. Senior police officer Anand Srivastava said most of the people…

Entertainment mogul and entrepreneur, Lyee K. Bility has taken timeout to stress out his frustration about how Liberian youths go agaisnt each other on a daily basis for no just cause. According to Lyee, the young people in Liberia need to be more concern about exerting efforts to rendering support for each other whether it is through our social actions, services or by volunteering. He believes that if efforts are exerted more in these areas, it’s most likely that Liberia as a country will begin to see increase in our human resource capacity, broaden prospects of major positive strides that’ll…

The husband of the South African woman who claimed to have given birth to 10 babies has gone to court to demand that she be freed after she was detained in a mental health institution. Local government officials in Pretoria in South Africa claim that Moliehi Maria Sithole, also known as Gosiame Thamara, did not give birth to 10 babies and may not have even been pregnant when the story went viral that she broke a record to have decuplets. According to a local government report, the woman had never been pregnant. The report also stated that the woman previously claimed…

Tunisia\’s government has appealed for help from citizens abroad after the authorities declared the country’s health system had \”collapsed\”, amid a rapid surge of the Delta variant which has led to increase in hospitalisation. \”Donate money, medical and paramedical equipment,\” the Tunisian embassy in France said in a post on Facebook. A spokesperson for the Tunisian ministry of health described the situation in hospitals as \”catastrophic\” – with an acute shortage of hospital beds and oxygen, as well as exhausted medical staff. The army has been deployed to enforce a new lockdown in some parts of the country that has…

The United States has reaffirmed its commitment to defend the Philippines\’ armed forces from attack in the South China Sea. According to the US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, the US will come to Phillipines aid if attacks were launched against it, as it has a 70-year-old mutual defense treaty with the country. Blinken made the comments on Sunday, July 11, in a statement marking the fifth anniversary of a ruling by an independent arbitration tribunal rejecting China\’s expansive territorial claims over the waterway, in support of the Philippines. The 2016 ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration at the Hague…

South Africa is facing its fourth day of unrest as protests calling for the release of the country\’s jailed former president descended into chaos. Buildings were set ablaze, businesses were looted, and roads were blocked as citizens took to the streets with sticks, demanding Jacob Zuma\’s release from jail. Jacob Zuma, 79, handed himself to police on Wednesday, July 7, to begin a 15-month prison sentence for contempt of court. Protests calling for his release started on Friday, July 9, in KwaZulu-Natal, the home of Jacob Zuma. The protests then spread to Gauteng province, which includes Johannesburg, South Africa’s largest city. More police officers…

Dishing up masterpieces is no worries for Multiple award winning Female rap guru MC Caro as she has official announced the release date of her most anticipated studio album tagged ‘King Caro’. The Album which ultimately got its name based on how she’s been referred to as by her fans and followers all round globe, for breaking the huge barriers in the entertainment industry which held the tradition of ‘The Hipco Artist of the Year’ at major awards program was a man dominated category. She surfaced as the winner of the TunesLiberia Music Awards Hipco/Trapco artist of the year in…

Nigerian Idol Season 6 came to a blockbuster conclusion tonight with a legendary Finale that saw banging performances from some of Naija’s superstars. From Patoranking’s Celebrate to Ice Prince’s Kolo and Ayra Starr’s Away, every performance was a hit, back-to-back and we couldn’t have had it any other way. But ultimately, Kingdom and Francis Atela were fighting it out for the Nigerian Idol title – and after going-head-to-head on our live stage and on the vote lines, Kingdom was crowned the latest member of the shows winners’ circle, joining an elite roster of big voices such as Mercy Chinwo, Elizabeth Onwuka (Yeka) and Timi Dakolo, amongst others,…

Singer, Olanrewaju Fasasi aka Sound Sultan, has died. A statement released by his family says he died on July 11 after a long battle with throat cancer. The singer is survived by his wife and three children. See the press statement from his family below He was a Muslim and His remains has been buried today as his religion demands. Rest In Peace Legend!